Holder for the receiver of a telephone.



PATENTED' MAY 14, 1907.

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WILLIAM A. BEAVAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HQLDER FOR THE RECEIVER OF A TELEPHONE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application filed December 28, 1906. Serial No- 349,774.

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. BEAVAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Holder for the Receiver of a Telephone,of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object the support of the receiver of atelephone, when required for use, without the employment of the hand andthe location of the same so that the ear may be placed close to the saidreceiver, while the mouth is at the transmitter of the telephone.

To this end, the invention consists of a device which is adapted to beconnected with a member of the transmitter and hold the receiver inposition to accomplish the above, said device being of a simple, lightand inexpensive construction, as will be hereinafter described, itsnovel features being pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a holder for a telephonereceiver embodying my invention, including the receiver and portion ofthe transmitter shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 represents a perspectiveview of said holder taken in an opposite direction from that shown inFig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings: A designates an arm, having at one end thebifurcation B, and at the other end, the seats 0 and C, said arm beingformed of parallel members D, D, connected by the clips E, E, whichtightly embrace said members as one, and prevent their separation.

The members forming the bifurcation B are bent down respectively fromthe members of the arm A and spread laterally where by the resultantbifurcation may straddle say the screw B which forms the joint of themouth piece of a telephone transmitter and the stand thereof, saidscrew, mouth piece and a portion of the stand being shown in dottedlines. I

The end of one of the members D opposite to the bifurcation is bentdownwardly forming the seat C. The end of the other member is bentlaterally forming the limb F, at whose terminal is the downwardly bentseat 0.

It will be seen that the seats C and C are spaced apart, forming a broadsupport, whereby when there is a call, the telephone receiver is removedfrom the arm of the stand, and then properly rested on the seats C, C,after which, the ear may be placed conveniently close thereto, while themouth 1s at the transmitter, the receiver thus being held without theuse of the hand, it being also noticed that the receiver is controlledagainst slipping from the support, as the shoulders on its opposite endportions engage with and are held between the seats 0 and C.

In practice, the holder is formed of pieces of heavy wire or light roundmetal, thus avoiding weight and producing an inexpensive andsimply-constructed article for the purpose intended.

When the screw B is loosened, the holder may be readily removed from thetransmitter, and again as readily reapplied, adjusted and secured inposition.

The limb F serves to space the seats C, C, to the distance required bythe length of the telephonic receiver, and locate the latter to suchextent to the front that the ear may be placed close to the same andwithout inconvenience or discomfort to the body.

In order to prevent rattling or other 0bjectionable'sounds by reason ofthe connection of the holder with the instrument or when the receiver issupported by the seats C, C, I may provide the same and also thebifurcation B with some suitable material which will overcome theobjection and in the drawings I have shown rubber casings G applied tothe parts which will accomplish the purpose.

It will be evident that various changes may be made by those skilled inthe art which will come within the scope of my invention, and I do nottherefore desire to be limited to the exact construction herein shownand described.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, longitudinally extendingarms, means for securing said arms together, a member deflected for anend of each arm forming a bifurcation, and a seat on each of said armsforming means for supporting a telephone receiver.

2. In a device of the character described, longitudinally extendingarms, means for securing said arms together, a member deflected for anend of each arm forming a bifurcation between which is adapted to beseated IIO the screw of a telephone, a seat on the other end of one arm,a limb extending at an angle from the other end of the other arm and aseat on said limb.

3. A support for a telephonic receiver composed of an arm formed of aplurality of longitudinally extending pieces, a plurality' of members,each deflected from an end of one of said pieces, forming a bifurcation,a seat on the other end of one of said pieces, a

limb extending laterally from the end of the other piece, and a seat onthe terminal of the latter, said seats being spaced apart.

4; In a device of the character described, longitudinally extendingarms, means for securing said arms together, a member delleeted for anend of each arm forming a bifurcation, a seat on each of said armsforming means for supporting a telephone receiver and a protectorcarried by the bifurcation and by the seats.

VILLIAM A. BEAVAN.

lVitnesses C. D. MoVAY," E. C. GEYER.

